The Supreme Court’s recent Hobby Lobby decision, which allowed some for-profit companies to claim a religious exemption to Obamacare’s
contraception mandate, has sparked a heated debate over the definition of religious liberty and its role in modern society. At this point, even a
Satantic cult has decided to weigh in.

The Satanic Temple — a faith community that describes itself as facilitating “the communication and mobilization of politically aware Satanists,
secularists, and advocates for individual liberty” — has launched a new campaign seeking a religious exemption to certain anti-abortion laws that
attempt to dissuade women from ending a pregnancy. The group says they have deeply held beliefs about bodily autonomy and scientific accuracy, and
those beliefs are violated by state-level “informed consent” laws that rely on misleading information about abortion risks.

Now that the Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Hobby Lobby, the Satanists point out, it strengthens their own quest to opt out of laws related to
women’s health care that go against their religious liberty. “Because of the respect the Court has given to religious beliefs, and the fact that
our our beliefs are based on best available knowledge, we expect that our belief in the illegitimacy of state­ mandated ‘informational’ material
is enough to exempt us, and those who hold our beliefs, from having to receive them,” a spokesperson for the organization said in a statement.

It doesn't surprise me that Satanists would be for killing babies. Their entire philosophy of 'do as thou wilt' is based on selfishness and
hedonism. They couldn't care less about another life other than their own.

This is awsome, too bad im not american, my god is againts fat people, its offending for me and my god to pay for the medical expenses of people that
intake more food than there life activies need. My god is the right one.

Oh also my god is againts high sugar diets, sugar is evil so i wont be paying for all the diabetics out there, its evil my god said so.

This is opening a can of worms that every greedy americain to use for more profit.

Satanists are growing in popularity. It's the new fad. Once they spread their sh*t in society by saying that morality is useless and stupid, maybe
people will start realizing why morality was invented in the first place.

The group says they have deeply held beliefs about bodily autonomy and scientific accuracy, and those beliefs are violated by state-level
“informed consent” laws that rely on misleading information about abortion risks.

Now that the Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Hobby Lobby, the Satanists point out, it strengthens their own quest to opt out of laws related to
women’s health care that go against their religious liberty.

Its actually not a great troll. To be honest, its not a troll at all. It’s the same argument used by the pro-abortion types, that its
"their body” and that they “have a right to choose whether or not they can keep a baby”.

That’s the whole debate, whether or not an unborn baby is a life. The pro-life group will argue that of-course it’s a life and that no one has a
“right” to take or kill that life.

The pro-abortion side argues that the baby is not a life, that the baby is simply a “part of their anatomy”, which they have a right to, well,
abort or terminate… Many would argue that this line of thinking is akin to Satanism.

Wait until Sharia Law gets it's day in court. The Christians that think they have dominion over the USA are going to be screaming for secularism to
make a comeback.

You are 110% correct (though I don’t know whats wrong with being secular).

But its already too late.

The Jews have their own religious courts called Halakha. The Amish are also permitted to live by their own religious laws as are the Mormons.

Does anyone really think that Moslems wont also seek these exemptions? Why wouldn’t they? We’re already making exemptions for religious groups,
which is the whole problem. Once we allow something for one group, we have to allow it for every other group under equal protection.

Personally, I don’t have a problem with people living by their own set of religious laws so long as those laws don’t conflict with US law when it
comes to coercion or violence.

originally posted by: Aural
I think this is a bad idea because of how Christians are uninformed on what satanism really is. It will make them latch on to their beleifs even more.
It will not lead to progression of anything.

For a really good idea of who your dealing with when it comes to satanist, is read a book called "The Ultimate Evil"
It pretty much puts things into perspective. I read it when it first came out in 1987.

Can they show how informed consent goes against their beliefs? They claim they desire scientific accuracy, would not informed consent fall under that?
Now if they can show certain things are indeed not correct, I have no problem with them being exempt from anything they can show is not accurate.

Otherwise I fail to see why their request is actually against their religion.

originally posted by: Aural
a reply to: gladtobehere there is no such thing as pro abortion. Some people for pro choice dont get abortions and some are
against them but think it should be a choice on the individual.

There is no such thing as anti-abortion. Some people are against murder and think this qualifies.

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